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Kestrel Ophthalmics Limited

Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Ian Arthur Ponsford 2001-2017 Director View profile
  2. Lionel Claude Jean-Paul Jouet 2017-2020 Secretary View profile
  3. Meryl Julie Ponsford 2002-2017 Secretary View profile
  4. CW Consultancy Limited 2001-2002 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • DBTH - Kestrel Ophthalmic Lens Bank Buyer: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    DBTH - Kestrel Ophthalmic Lens Bank - CSS

About

What it does
Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods; Medical nursing home activities; General medical practice activities; Other human health activities
Incorporated
04/07/2001
Registered office
Poole

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Kestrel Ophthalmics Limited is controlled by Ian Arthur Ponsford
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2017-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Arthur Ponsford.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£214,106
Total assets
£214,106
Cash
£496
Employees
10
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

6.8y median 9.4y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04246440
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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